Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-03
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
!. CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

There are three firms in Athens tnat do
over half million business annually.
Ninety-eight colored people were pap.
tzed at Darien on SUNDAY OF last week
|. 1T is rumored that several of the city
fathers of Darien will resign during this
Snonth.
'n ~ Mess the Governor interferes Joe
shopper will hang at Darien a week from
Friday.
The Spalding Greys, o! Griffin, have de-
clded TO purchase new uniforms during
next February.
John Hillistine, charged with illegal
voting IN The municipal election at Ath-
ems. has left for parts unknown.
1t is now said that Hon. Joseph Z.
Brown will not resign the United states
Senstorshlp, as was rumoreG at Atlanta.
Several of the University students at
Athens have joined the knights of Labor,
es-' practice their oratory at ward meet
MEi,
f.: Geor, are 5000 bales OF cotton now at
Light Coick awaiting shipment to Liver
sPFc1 A0is is exclusive of the cotton en-
(. Ca, d,daor the steamer now loading for
Trustee
NEW re child Of Jerre Reed (colored)
Sanford r. over at Columbus Friday by a
Cpr.T riven by a gentleman whose name
Ap' Oc ledIueus anu Ddu Ou6 Oh us
5roken.
ne negroes Will have several candidates
'or county officers in Clarke. and il the
+ whites don't look out some Of them will
geC IN. Alex. Tucker will offer for Tax
LgeceiVer and.Ed johnson tor Coroner.
ranE Babhett, an emplnye of the Eagle
60 benlX mills at Columbus, had an
1aes ipraiued and a foot badly mashed
Ire Lnaehinery. Or, Seth Jordan at.
j.. pnu'the Jured man, and at last ac-
Diss he was resting quietly.
AuC lot has been bought and paid for
ture' ilch to erect Athens new theatre
Laughe contract will at once be given out
YORK begin. The size is on CLAYTON
The next to CrawfOrd's drug store, one
1icitud2eQst convenient places in the city.
-,,,.ll cost $25, 900.
sThs TIA we = @'ehds of Miss Jennie At
klnson, OF LAGranFe, missionary to
emma, will regret to learn that her health
has failed. She is now under medical
treatment, though still in China. Miss
Laura hsygood is suffering from over
WORK. and Miss Dora ,nkin has just d.
At Macon 1t ia announced that the fine
ola boss mansion, on Orange street, in
the hull portion of the city. is to be sold at
PUBIC ouGcry on the first Tuesday in Feb
ruary, FOR division among the heirs. THIS
magnificent old home was erected years
go, at a cost of $4,000 or $50, 600 and is
nhof the landmarks OF the most arsto-
hoJc portion of the Central City.
Atlanta Glass and Bottle Works
Mbegin operations within the first three
yeahs of the year. The gen lemen who
;ou, the matter in hand have perfected all
ssa plans and are now wait
/, Ao only for a charter. The char.
~ is now going through the
law mills and will be ground out in com
plete shape next week, aud then q meet
ing OF the new company will be held at
once.
Capt. Jim Simpson, OF Macon, has
uttered large reward for the dog that
left his footprints in large handmade
brick taken from the debris OF the Old
HuguenIn lot. While still soft a dog
placed his feet on the soft brick and the
prints remain there as perfect as when
they were first made. forty years ago. The
brick went into the construction of the
building, which served Its time and was
burned down, and the brick, lately come
to light, is preserved as a memento.
Christmas night there was a dance at
Harris Gaskins in the southeastern por-
ton OF Berrien county. Quite crowd
were In attendance. Some time while the
dancing was in progress John Ashley
Newoern who, with others, was ou side
OF the house, began firing his pistol. Hard
6iddIns asked him to cease firing, and at.
tempted to take the pistol from him.
Three shots were fred and the third one
struck Mr.. Giddlns in the left side and
ranged around ana lodged in the right
side. The wound is not dangerous.
Joe Watson, who is suspected as the
principal incendiary in the Academy and
Barnes stable fires at Albany, is a spare
ly built, black negro. and has been work
ing at n. j. Cruxer a. Co.'s brick ward.
Richmond Coats is dark mulatto, and
ia a cotton sampler VINO works first Tor
one and then another OF the cotton buyers
of the city. Henry Cuyler is country
dsrky, having hut recently come to the
city. He has been working TOR Crime &
Rosenthal. Henry has beer keening
company with Joe Watson, and has been
arrested more for what he knows than
for what he has done,
An old negro woman came into Ameri- |
Gus from the country Il day or two since /
and offered for sale a pound or two of
sweet gum which she had gathered in the |
woods near her home. 1t was nicely nut
up in round balls about the size OF a |
"'quid," and looked very tempting indeed |
to those who liked 1t. A lady had just |
closed bargain with the old negress for |
lot OF the stuff, when by some chance
she aeked her how sne had rolled the balls |
so nicely, and was Mortified when the |
gum vender, with proud air replied. |
''wry missus chawed 'em dat wav. ;" 1t
is needless TO add that the trade was in. |
stautly declared sod" and the old woman
with surprised and injured air moved |
on.
Mayor-eect Harrison Il. Martin, OF |
gainesville, assumed the duties OF the Of |
fee Saturday, and Hon. George w. |
Walker, the present incumbent, stepped |
down a step 10 the office of Alderman, a |
position to which ne was elected at The !
late municipal election. Mr.. Walker was |
an Alderman one year ago, when he was |
nominated to fill The office OF Mayor, and |
1t seems that be desires 20 descend bv the |
same route by which he assembled. The |
personelle OF the City Council for the year /
1887 IS made up by the following men, |
bers, to.wit FIRST ward-k. l.. Boone, |
member holding over, and James X. |
Barnes, member-elect; Second ward
George W. Walker, mem ber-elect, ana s. |
b. Appleby, member holding over; Third |
ward Howard Thompson, member hold. |
ing over, and j. IL. DOzier, mem Der elect.
Floyd Superior Court adjourned Friday.
Judge Branham's term expires. and to-
day Hon. John W. Maddox became Judge
of the Superior Courts Of the Rome cir
cult. Judge Branham has for more than
four years presided as Judge OF this cir
cult, with dignity, ability and impartial